Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

P50 Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss

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Codes under this one

  • P50.0 Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from vasa previa
  • P50.1 Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from ruptured cord
  • P50.2 Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from placenta
  • P50.3 Newborn affected by hemorrhage into co-twin
  • P50.4 Newborn affected by hemorrhage into maternal circulation
  • P50.5 Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from cut end of co-twin's cord
  • P50.8 Newborn affected by other intrauterine (fetal) blood loss
  • P50.9 Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss, unspecified

Instructional notes

Chapter 16

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33)
Includes
  • conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Notes
  • Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

Section P50-P61

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts (Q44.3)
  • Crigler-Najjar syndrome (E80.5)
  • Dubin-Johnson syndrome (E80.6)
  • Gilbert syndrome (E80.4)
  • hereditary hemolytic anemias (D55-D58)

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • congenital anemia from intrauterine (fetal) blood loss (P61.3)

Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period · P50-P61 Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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